Some decent sun.
I was priviledged enough to get access to the Ichneumonid collection at Edinburgh museum. It wasn't all present at the time (some sections are off being re-curated), but I did manage to achieve my main objective, which was to gain an impression of the overall scale of Ichneumonids and their similarities.
The first tray includes some of the Scambus family, which was the first Ichneumon that I managed to photograph laying eggs in August 2004.
The second tray is Rhyssa, which I showed in September 2005.
And finally, a fascinating tray of Litrognathus sp., which are obviously parasites of Burnet moths. The curved objects beside the specimens are the original Burnet moth cocoons. As expected, a high attrition rate on those.
My sincere thanks to Richard, who provided me with everything I needed at very short notice.
Back at the car-park (sad, isn't it?). The moss Grimmia pulvinata, with spore capusules evident (left), and the Cyanobacterium Nostoc commune (right). A tiny fragment of Schistidium apocarpum can be seen to the top left of the Nostoc.
